Tag: construction

This year marks The Construction Institute’s 10th Annual Visionaries Forum. As in years past, Rebecca Hopkins, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, introduced the event as a representative of founding partner, Tecton Architects. Her thought-provoking speech emphasizes the power of an innovative mindset, stating that the first step is to create a need for change. We are […]

by Emily Langner On May 31, the Boston Society of Architects/AIA, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be holding a conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts titled Embodied Carbon in Buildings. The purpose of this very special event is for A/E/C industry professionals to come together to hear from “leading-edge practitioners and researchers as […]

Weymouth, MA – Callahan Construction Managers is partnering with South Shore Habitat for Humanity (SSHH) in its effort to provide safe, healthy, and affordable housing to families in need on the South Shore. SSHH is currently building a six-family townhome community in Duxbury and recently announced that a new home build at 10 Electric Avenue […]

Sutton, MA – Primetals Technologies celebrated the first milestone recently in the construction of a new location for its steel mill equipment manufacturing, research and development, engineering, and sales operations at 85 Gilmore Drive in Sutton. The ceremony included a traditional first dig at the site. The new 183,000sf facility will include advanced technology manufacturing […]

by Emily Langner On episode 5 of High-Profile’s Build Better Podcast, Anastasia welcomed Jared Hesek and Pat Donovan of Karas & Karas Glass Company Inc., based in South Boston. Both Hesek and Donovan began working at the company through a unique program (later named the “Boston Phoenix Foundation”) created by David Argus. Argus started the […]

Holyoke, MA – Jewett Construction, a family-owned design-build and construction management firm based in Raymond, N.H., has been selected by Solurge, Inc. to renovate its newly acquired facility on Beaulieu Street in Holyoke, Mass. Designed by Keenan + Kenny Architects, the 27,000sf former warehouse building will be transformed into a full-service cannabis cultivation, processing, storage, […]

by Long Nguyen Designing the perfect set of construction documents is the goal of every design firm. As such, the following questions should be asked: 1. Did the design team capture the owner’s vision and requirements? 2. Are all the disciplines fully coordinated? 3. Are the documents detailed enough for the contractors to interpret with […]

Boston – Kaplan Construction announced the completion of an addition, restoration, and renovation of the historic Congregation Kehillath Israel (KI) in Brookline that began as a small collective in 1911 and was granted a charter by the commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1917. Over the course of 10 years, Kaplan provided preconstruction and construction management services […]

Plainville, MA – Elected officials and CTA Construction staff were joined by members of the community to cut the ceremonial ribbon on Plainville’s new town hall and public safety building. The $27 million project is the first in Massachusetts to be funded in part through casino gaming revenues from Plainridge Park Casino. Officials selected CTA […]